Isaiah 19:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 19:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 19:3 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 19:3 — KJV
“And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards. fail: Heb. be emptied destroy: Heb. swallow up”
— Isaiah 19:3 (KJV)
Isaiah 19:3 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 19:3
“Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 19:3: spirit, seek, familiar
“Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. images: or, teraphim”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 19:3: spirit, idols, familiar
“And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 19:3: spirit, seek, familiar
“The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit. a perverse...: Heb. a spirit of perversities”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 19:3: spirit, egypt, midst
“And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 19:3: spirit, familiar, spirits
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